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Check out HoopsAvenue's NBA Power Rankings! The Knicks are off to a 4-2 start, but are we impressed yet? Find out!

We haven't even gotten through the first two weeks yet and some things have happened that have taken even the most attentive NBA fans by surprise. Of course not everything has been a surprise. The Celtics and Lakers are in first place as expected, Dwight Howard and Lebron James continue to dominate, and Inside the NBA is as entertaining as ever, but this list takes a look at 5 things we didn't see coming.

Just as Ohio and Florida are key swing states that could go either way for the candidates, there are a few NBA teams that could go boom or bust. Here's a breakdown of 5 teams whose seasons could go either way.

Who are the favorites to win the East this season? HoopsAvenue takes a look at 4 favorites plus some surprising picks from the fans.

Updated NBA Championship Odds!

Taking a look at who will win the Western Conference. I rank the top 4 teams and give the results of a recent poll we had asking the same question. The results were a bit surprising.

The stock market is tumbling this week and so is the stock of some NBA players and teams! Some of them even had the misfortune to be caught doing stupid things on video. Fines, injuries, and idiotic things to say make up this list.

The day Juan Dixon ruled the world.

The OKC Thunder logo is a disaster! A 4 year-old could have come up with something better. Well, maybe not, but here are 4 teams that came up with logos 100x more exciting than the NBA's snoozer of a logo.

Tom Brady goes down! It could happen to anybody. One ankle twist or knee bend and that could ruin a season. Here are 5 NBA players who you don't want to see on the injured list.

After the Disaster in Athens in 2004, Team USA has pretty much hit rock bottom, but now they've gotten the gold medal back and everyone surrounding the team is ecstatic. But, we thought it would be interesting to single out the 5 people who are the happiest about getting the gold back. Kobe makes the list, but the other 4 might surprise you.

NBC can televise an entire marathon in primetime, but can't even show the medal rounds of basketball at a reasonable time?

It's official. Shawn Kemp is coming out of retirement to play ball in Italy! In case you forgot, Shawn Kemp was a great athlete and dunker for Seattle in the NBA before drugs got the best of him. He was fat enough when he played for Cleveland. I can only imagine what kind of shape he's in now. Can a 40-year old crackhead really play pro ball? If he can do it, you can do it! Keep your dreams!

With the Democratic Convention just around the corner, its time for Barack Obama to choose a running mate, but apparently he hasn't made up his mind yet. Here are 4 great choices from the NBA for Obama to consider. There's also 2 players who any political adviser would have to advise Obama not to choose. Check it out.